EP0222669A3 - Thin-wire multiport repeater - Google Patents

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EP0222669A3
EP0222669A3 EP86402498A EP86402498A EP0222669A3 EP 0222669 A3 EP0222669 A3 EP 0222669A3 EP 86402498 A EP86402498 A EP 86402498A EP 86402498 A EP86402498 A EP 86402498A EP 0222669 A3 EP0222669 A3 EP 0222669A3
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multiport repeater
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Keith B. Amundsen
Richard P. Evans
Richard C. Freiss
Barry C. Zink
Robert J. Souza
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/02—Details
    • H04L12/12—Arrangements for remote connection or disconnection of substations or of equipment thereof
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/28—Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
    • H04L12/44—Star or tree networks
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S370/00—Multiplex communications
    • Y10S370/908—Local area network

Abstract

A multiport repeater (hub) for interconnecting a plurality of transceiver cables to a local area network transceiver port. The hub also has an external bus which can be employed for daisy chaining up to a total of eight hubs as a single connection to the transceiver port.
EP86402498A 1985-11-08 1986-11-07 Thin-wire multiport repeater Expired - Lifetime EP0222669B1 (en)

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AT86402498T ATE100260T1 (en) 1985-11-08 1986-11-07 THIN WIRE MULTI-JOT INTERMEDIATE REGEN.

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US06/796,470 US4825435A (en) 1985-11-08 1985-11-08 Multiport repeater
US796470 1985-11-08

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EP0222669A2 EP0222669A2 (en) 1987-05-20
EP0222669A3 true EP0222669A3 (en) 1989-02-22
EP0222669B1 EP0222669B1 (en) 1994-01-12

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EP (1) EP0222669B1 (en)
JP (1) JPH0671261B2 (en)
KR (1) KR950002267B1 (en)
CN (1) CN1009894B (en)
AT (1) ATE100260T1 (en)
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DE (1) DE3689535T2 (en)
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FI91583C (en) 1994-07-11
DE3689535D1 (en) 1994-02-24
KR950002267B1 (en) 1995-03-15
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